Israeli couple returns to kibbutz ravaged by Hamas assault
A sticker on the front door declares the house contains no dead bodies or body parts. On the walls, months-old spray paint confirms no gunmen or explosives are present.
Three ...
Israel cabinet set to vote on 2024 wartime budget, higher deficit
Israeli cabinet ministers on Sunday began what is expected to be a marathon session on approving an amended 2024 budget to account for a sharp rise in spending to finance the ...
Fierce fighting in Gaza as war hits 100 days
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Fadi Shana
Israeli tanks and aircraft hit targets in southern and central Gaza on Sunday and there were fierce gun battles in some areas as the ...
Denmark’s King appears before huge crowds after taking throne (updated)
Denmark’s King Frederik X ascended the throne on Sunday, succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who formally abdicated after 52 years as monarch, with big crowds gathered in the capital ...
Anti-tank missile kills one in Israel near Lebanon border
A man was killed and a woman badly wounded by an anti-tank missile that hit in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on Sunday, Israel’s ambulance service said.
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Pope Francis says war is in itself a crime against humanity
Pope Francis said on Sunday war was “a crime against humanity” as he reiterated a call for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East.
“Let us not forget this (…) People ...
Mental strain, deepening risks as Israel’s war with Hamas reaches 100 days
By James Mackenzie
One hundred days after Hamas gunmen broke out of Gaza to launch the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, ...
Five migrants die trying to cross the Channel
Five migrants trying to cross the Channel to Britain died in French waters in the early hours of Sunday, French local authorities said.
The small boat overturned as it attempted ...
Volcano erupts in Iceland, posing risk to fishing town
A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by midafternoon, setting some houses alight, although the town was ...
Israelis wear dog tags in solidarity with hostages and each other
By Estelle Shirbon
On Israeli city streets and on television, in shops and in cafes, one symbol of solidarity with hostages held in Gaza has become ubiquitous in the 100 days ...
North Korea fires missile, minister to visit Russia as tensions rise
By Ju-min Park
North Korea fired an apparent intermediate-range missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea said, as tensions run high after Pyongyang’s recent launches of an ...
Relatives recount Gaza deaths as protesters in Washington demand ceasefire
By Michael Martina and Ismail Shakil
Family members of Palestinians killed in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza shared grief-ridden stories with thousands of protesters who gathered in downtown Washington ...
Death toll rises to 23 after mudslide in northwest Colombia
A mudslide brought on by heavy rains in northwest Colombia killed at least 23 people and injured dozens on a busy highway, authorities said on Saturday.
The mudslide, which happened Friday ...
US delivered private message to Iran about Houthi attacks
President Joe Biden said on Saturday the United States had delivered a private message to Iran about Iran-backed Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
“We delivered ...
Protest in Georgian capital amid anger over defacement of Stalin icon
A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious icon depicting Josef Stalin which was recently-installed in the ...
Israel presses on with Gaza offensive approaching 100 days of war
Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as its deadly war on the enclave’s Hamas rulers approached 100 days with no end in sight.
In the southern ...
Russia designates one of its most popular writers a ‘foreign agent’
Russia’s Ministry of Justice late on Friday designated one of the country’s most popular fiction writers a “foreign agent” because of his opposition to Moscow’s war in ...
Republican rivals make final push in Iowa ahead of first test against Trump
Republicans vying to beat a dominant Donald Trump to be the party’s nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential election will crisscross a frozen Iowa this weekend in the final ...
Ukraine suffers mass Russian missile attack-officials (Updated)
Ukraine suffered a large Russian missile attack in the early hours of Saturday, while its air defences were able to down a far lower proportion of them than usual.
According ...
China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks
At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China, the local emergency management agency said on Saturday, ...
US FAA extends Boeing grounding for new safety checks
By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert
The US aviation regulator on Friday extended the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes indefinitely for new safety checks and announced it will tighten oversight ...
Winter storm strikes US Midwest, leave thousands without power
A massive winter storm moving across the US Midwest knocked out power to more than 250,000 customers in Michigan and Wisconsin on Friday ahead of a brutal freeze expected to blanket ...
New Zealand ex-Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern weds longtime partner
New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married her longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony on Saturday, finally tying the knot after cancelling ceremonies during strict Covid-19 ...
US carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on
The United States carried out an additional strike against Yemen’s Houthi forces on Friday, after President Joe Biden’s administration vowed to protect shipping in the Red Sea.
The ...